AptarGroup Company Profile (NYSE:ATR)

AptarGroup trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ATR."

AptarGroup announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.32 per share on Wednesday, August 16th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 24th. View AptarGroup's Dividend History.

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 27th. The company reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $617.75 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $624.74 million. AptarGroup had a net margin of 9.36% and a return on equity of 16.91%. The company's revenue was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.91 earnings per share. View AptarGroup's Earnings History.

AptarGroup is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October, 26th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for AptarGroup.

8 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for AptarGroup's shares. Their predictions range from $70.00 to $92.00. On average, they expect AptarGroup's share price to reach $81.83 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for AptarGroup.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about AptarGroup stock:

• 1. KeyCorp analysts commented, "We are increasing our 2017 estimates for AptarGroup (ATR) to account for the strength in the euro during 2Q17; as a reminder, we recently raised our estimates for Sealed Air and Avery Dennison on account of FX and resin. The company’s 2Q17 guidance had assumed a $1.07 euro rate, but the euro has since appreciated to $1.12, and we calculate the average rate in the quarter will be ~$1.10. As a reminder, we estimate that a 10% change in the euro affects ATR’s annual EBIT by ~$15 million. While U.S." (6/23/2017)
• 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "For first-quarter 2017, AptarGroup expects earnings to be in the range of $0.72–$0.77. AptarGroup's base business continues to be affected by consumer weakness in certain categories. In addition, cautionary spending of customers, higher resin costs and an unfavorable foreign exchange remain headwinds for AptarGroup’s performance. Estimates have been going down ahead of the company’s Q1 earnings release. The company has mixed record of earnings surprises in recent quarters. Moreover, AptarGroup underperformed the Zacks categorized Containers-Paper/Plastic market over the past one year. " (4/17/2017)

Some companies that are related to AptarGroup include Packaging Corporation of America (PKG), Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS), W.W. Grainger (GWW), Smith (A.O.) Corporation (AOS), AB SKF (SKFRY), IDEX Corporation (IEX), Sealed Air Corporation (SEE), Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY), Crown Holdings (CCK), BPC Acquisition Corp (BERY), Nordson Corporation (NDSN), Alcoa Corp. (AA), The Middleby Corporation (MIDD), HD Supply Holdings (HDS), Graco (GGG), Hubbell (HUBB), Donaldson Company (DCI) and Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO).

AptarGroup's management team includes the folowing people:

• King W. Harris, Independent Chairman of the Board, Presiding Director
• Stephan B. Tanda, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Robert W. Kuhn, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Secretary
• Salim Haffar, President - Aptar Pharma
• Eldon W. Schaffer II, President - Aptar Beauty and Home
• Gael Touya, President, Aptar Food and Beverage
• Ursula Saint-Leger, Vice President - Human Resources
• Stephen J. Hagge, Director
• Alain Chevassus, Independent Director
• George L. Fotiades, Independent Director

AptarGroup's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. (10.29%), Vanguard Group Inc. (9.47%), BlackRock Inc. (8.05%), Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C (5.83%), State Street Corp (5.11%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (4.32%). Company insiders that own AptarGroup stock include Alain Chevassus, Eldon W Schaffer II, Gael Touya, King W Harris, Maritza Gomez Montiel, Monnas Giovanna Kampouri, Patrick Doherty, Peter Pfeiffer, Ralf K Wunderlich, Robert Kuhn, Salim Haffar, Stephen J Hagge and Ursula Saint-Leger. View Institutional Ownership Trends for AptarGroup.

AptarGroup's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, State Street Corp, Mondrian Investment Partners LTD, Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Hermes Investment Management Ltd., BTIM Corp. and Royce & Associates LP. Company insiders that have sold AptarGroup stock in the last year include Alain Chevassus, Eldon W Schaffer II, Gael Touya, King W Harris, Peter Pfeiffer, Ralf K Wunderlich, Robert Kuhn, Salim Haffar, Stephen J Hagge and Ursula Saint-Leger. View Insider Buying and Selling for AptarGroup.

AptarGroup's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Marshall Wace North America L.P., Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., FMR LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., Ameriprise Financial Inc., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Victory Capital Management Inc. and Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for AptarGroup.

Shares of AptarGroup can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AptarGroup stock can currently be purchased for approximately $82.75.